It’s time to change our eating habits. That’s the message of At the Fork, director John Papola’s documentary about animal agriculture in America. The premise is deceptively simple: Papola, an omnivore, and his wife and co-writer, Lisa Versaci, a vegetarian, travel across the country to interview farmers, academics, activists and politicians and meet the animals who become our food, providing a nuanced view of this complex issue. What they find is cause for both horror and hope.

There are approximately 500 formulations tested by pesticide manufacturers each year, resulting in thousands of rabbits, rats, mice and guinea pigs suffering and dying in these tests in the U.S. alone. Fortunately, there are alternatives available that can provide this information, sometimes more effectively, without using animals.